May 26, 2004

Philips Forms RFID Alliance with Checkpoint

According to TechWeb:

"Checkpoint Systems and Royal Philips Electronics on Wednesday said they have formed an alliance to jointly sell electronic tags and readers and system integration services to retailers and consumer products companies. [...]

"Checkpoint sells RFID systems that include hardware and software, while Philips is one of the largest makers of RFID tags that are attached to pallets and cases for better tracking of goods moving through a supply chain. [...]

"'Checkpoint has recently deployed RFID solutions based on Philips RFID chips in more than 12 in-store and supply chain applications thus far in 2004,' Albert Roger, Checkpoint vice president and general manager for RFID in Europe." Read more

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